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Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland
Cecil Rhodes History: April 4, 1902 - Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million
March 26, 1902 - Cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1890 - 1896 dies at 48
January 6, 1896 - Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony
September 13, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonies hoist Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury
September 12, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury)
August 14, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Fort Victoria)
August 1, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi
July 17, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony
October 29, 1889 - Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia
October 30, 1888 - Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland 100 pounds per month
October 29, 1888 - Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company
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